Controlling mechanism.



lN0. 705,302. Patented July 22. |902.

' H. ROSE.

CONTBOLLING MECHANISM.

(Applicmun med Nav. 1s, 1901.) I (llo Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

W1 TNEMEQS. INVENTOIL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY-ROSE, OF U'IICA, NEW YORK, kASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON AUTOMOBILE doMOTOR COMPANY, OF UTIOA, NEV YORK.

CONTROLLING IVIECHANISIVI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 705,302, dat-.edy July22, 1902. Application filed November 18, 1,301. Serial No. 82,632.(Novmodelo To all wiz/0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ROSE, of Utica,

in the county of Oneida and State-,ofNew York, have invented-certain'newV and useful Improvements in Controlling Mechanism;

and I do hereby declare thatfvth'e following,

use the same, reference beivnghad tofthe'ac-` companying drawings, andto the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form partof this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a controlling mechanism whichis suitable and adapted for use with transforming-gears,such as are usedin automobiles and similar vehicles.

For controlling transforming-gears a series of levers or othercontrolling means is rerequired to produce the several speeds of forwardmotion in the vehicle, the back-up or reverse speed, and to apply thebrake.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows a View, partially in perspective, of mycontrolling mech'- anism in which there are employed four footlevers.Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same as seen from the left, asshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a Vertical section showing one of the leversemployed inthe combination. Fig.. 4 isa similar-'section showinglanother ofthe parts employed inthe comlevers and other bination.

Referring to the reference letters andfig-j ures in a more particulardescription',` 1 indicates a plate or base which is adapted to beinserted or inlet into the bottom 2 of a,ve hicle or automobile. Theplate 1 is provided with a series of slots a o, 85e., in which Iplay thefoot-levers 3 4 4 4. The levers 3 and 4 project above the plate 1sufficiently to be conveniently operated by the toe and are pivoted onashaft or bar 5 at their lower ends, which bar is supported in a set ofdownwardly-extendinghangers 6, formed on the under side of plate 1.l A'spring 7 is attached at one endptothe leveri3 and at Ithe other to thebottom'2 ofthe vehicle yand is adapted to move the 1ever.3into itsinoperative position. Similar springs' 8 are provided for the otherlevers 4. Transversely of the slots a a l in the plate 1 and at thefarther side of the plate there is supported a rock-shaft 9. 'Ihis,shaft` is ypreferably.mounted inA supportingbearingslOon the undersideof-the plate 1. The shaft 9 carriesV aratch 11 and a-series ofangular levers- 12, all firmly secured to the rock-shaft; The rock-shaftis also provided with' a's}';')ring'-13 attached at one end to the shaftand\atthe other to the plate 1 or a .fixed-@portion thereof andoperating to throw the freeorswinging ends of the catch 11 and leversIi12 upward. The lever 3 is provided with a pinor projection 14, adaptedto engage with the hook or catch 11. The ends of the several levers 12are arranged to lie close to the side of the levers 4, and each lever 4is provided with a projecting pin 1 5, adapted to engage with its lever12.

16 indicates a connecting-rod extending to the mechanism to be operatedby this lever, while 17 indicates the several connecting-rods of thelevers4 4, which connect them with the mechanism to be severallyoperated thereby.

For the purpose of more clearly describing .the device I will say thatthe connecting-rod 'p16 is attached to the mechanism which controls thefast speed of the vehicle, while the connecting-rod 17 of the nextadjacent lever controls the slow speed, that the next lever controls thevehicle-brake,whilethefarther lever controls the reversed speed."-

hen all the `connected mechanismfs'out of operation, the levers' 4 4will stand in the Apositions shown in full llines in Fig. 1 and theleverS will stand in the`4 position shown by fdottedoutlines in this4figure. The operator Ymayvbrin g into use the mechanism under controlofany, of the levers 4 by forcing them to or` towardlthe position shown indotted outlines inTFigwl. YWhen any of them are relieved, they will bereturned to their inoperative positions by the springs severallycontrolling them. The operator. may also Yforce the lever 3 from thepositionfshvownin dotted outline in Fig. 1 into that showninfulllines inthe same figurewhere Yit j is caught and held by the catch 11 engagingwith the pin 14 therein. When any of the levers 4 are oper- -atedlwhilethe lever 3 is held by the catch, as stated, the projection or pin 15 ofthe said lever 4 rides on the inclined 0r angular portion IOO of thelever 12 at once upon being started from its inoperative position,causing the shaft 9 to rock and throw out the catch l1, allowing thelever 3 to be thrown out of operation by the spring 7. The arrangementand connections of the levers 4 4 and the mechanism are such that themechanism is really not thrown into operation until the levers reachtheir limit of throw or substantially so. It will thus be seen that themechanism controlled by this controlling device is free from injury bythrowing intwo or more speeds at once or applying the brake while thehighspeed mechanism is in use.

While it has been stated that the lever 3 controls the fast speed of thevehicle, it is 0bvious that this is not necessarily so; but the lever 3can be made to control the sloT speed or any intermediate speed. 1t ispreferably connected to the speed which will be most in use, as thecatch securing the lever relieves the operator from maintaining constantpressure thereon.

It is evident that the mechanism described may be moditied in severalparticulars Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a controlling mechanism of an operativecontrolling-lever, a spring for returning said lever to its inoperativeposition, a catch for securing said lever in operative position, asecond adjacent contro1ling-lever,a spring for returningsaid secondlever to its inoperative position and means cooperating with said secondlever for releasing said catch, substantially as set forth.

2. The Combination in a controlling mechanism of a set ofcontrolling-levers operatingr in parallel planes and arranged adjacentto each other, a catch for securing one of said levers in operativeposition, means for coperating with each of the other levers of the setfor releasing said catch upon operating any of said other levers andsprings for returning said several levers to their inoperativepositions, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination in a controlling mechanism of a swinging lever, meansfor returning it toits inoperative position, a catch for securing it inits operative position, a second adjacent controlling-lever and meanscoperating with said second adjacent controllinglever for throwing outor disengaging said catch, substantially as set forth.

4. In a controlling mechanism, the combination of the base or plate, aseries of controlling-levers pivotally supported beneath said base orplate and operating through slotted openings therein, means forreturning each of said levers to their inoperative positions, a catch 11for securing one of said levers in operative position, a rock-shaft onwhich said catch is mounted, angular levers 12 secured to saidrock-shaft and means on the several other levers of said set forengaging With, or operating on said levers 12 whereby the catch isreleased, su bstantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have axed my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses, this 12th day of October, 1901.

HARRY ROSE.

Witnesses:

E. WILLARD J oNEs, S. A. BROWN.

